Photos

For a large part of my life I didn't consider myself to be a "photogenic" person. Then again, I had to grow into myself a lot, so maybe I wasn't an "eyeogenic" teenager either.

Thankfully, I've since grown into myself. Where I once had to edit my high school Myspace poses to be angled in such a way or properly exposed to the point where I looked a certain way, I'm presently content with my pictures. As a male, I should remain attractive well into my thirties before my hair starts thinning.

I would argue that becoming comfortable with self-portraits is a gateway to self-confidence. Once you're comfortable enough to take a picture of yourself and be happy with it, you can start to feel better about other aspects of your appearance. It certainly worked for me.

Don't forget that you can always have really terrible pictures of yourself that get tagged on facebook somewhere. Usually your mouth is opened and something is in it, or you just woke up and there's a huge crease on your face. The flash doesn't discriminate.

Furthermore, having self-confidence is never a guaranteed cure for ugliness. It just makes you more attractive. In fact, sometimes over-confidence can make you an overly egotistical bastard, but nevertheless I encourage everyone to take more pictures and strive for self-appreciation.